APRIL 2025 LFS

1. What is the purpose of asking if the member want more hours of work?

• a) To gauge job satisfaction

• b) Ascertain whether or not the household member who was at work desired to have more or longer working hours in the same job

• c) To identify individuals seeking a career change

• d) To assess the need for government assistance

2. A person is considered a ____ if they started working for the first time since the age of 15 at any time during the current survey period.

3. If a respondent cannot give the exact age of a household member, what should the interviewer do?

• a) Estimate the age

• b) Enter "00"

• c) Politely ask for the best estimate, and if refused, enter "99"

• d) Skip the question

4. The April 2025 LFS will be conducted during what period?

• a) 01 to 28 April 2025

• b) 08 to 31 April 2025

• c) 15 to 30 April 2025

• d) 08 to 30 April 2025

5. What is meant by "Class of Worker"?

• a) This refers to the type of employment of the person.

• b) This is a broad category of workers.

• c) This refers to the kind of worker.

• d) This refers to the employment status of a person

6.      What information does the Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC) provide?

• a) Classification of geographic areas

• b) Classification of occupations

• c) A detailed classification of industries based on their productive activities

• d) Classification of educational attainment

7.      When should the interviewer use probing techniques?

• a) Only when the interviewer is unsure of the answer

• b) To ensure that the answers given by a respondent are as accurate and complete as possible

• c) To speed up the interview process

• d) To challenge the respondent's answers

8.      What is the maximum acceptable number of working hours per week to be encoded in the ISH form?

• a) 40 hours

• b) 48 hours

• c) 112 hours

• d) 168 hours

9.      What is the main reason to distinguish long working hours?

• a) To identify workers who are highly productive

• b) To distinguish those who are working long hours for economic reasons from others

• c) To comply with labor laws

• d) To calculate overtime pay

10.      What does the term "reference week" refer to in the context of the survey?

• a) The week when the survey was designed.

• b) The specific week being examined for employment statistics.

• c) The week when the data is processed.

• d) The week when the survey results are published.